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Again, CCT adjourns Onnoghen’s trial

The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday adjourned the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen till February 13. The...

Northam refuses to resign but says he once did Michael Jackson blackface

The embattled Democratic governor of Virginia said he was not one of the people in a racist photo in his medical school yearbook...

SERAP asks court to compel Fashola to name contractors who disappeared with project money

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN over “failure to disclose...

Rise in Lassa Fever Spurs WHO response in Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO), have stated that it is scaling up response to strengthen rapid containment of Lassa fever outbreaks in states...

JOHESU plans protest over tyranny against health workers in Nigeria

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), have resolved to stage a national rally in Abuja to draw attention to the unending tyranny of...

Buhari postpones Zamfara campaign rally

President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his campaign rally in Zamfara State, earlier scheduled for Sunday in the state capital. Special Adviser on Media...

CBN injects another $210m into inter-bank market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, injected another sum of $210 million into the inter-bank foreign exchange market, in “continuation of...

Aisha Buhari denies making comments about CJN’s suspension

The wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, defended herself days after she was accused of making comments condemning the suspension of the Chief Justice...

Ezekwesili withdraws from presidential race to focus on coalition to defeat APC,PDP

Former minister of education Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has withdrawn her bid from the Nigerian presidential election. She has opted to help build a coalition...

Memory of Stephen Keshi stays strong on his Posthumous Birthday

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) rests in peace in a  tomb in his village Ilah in Delta state. If...

Nigeria’s restrictive laws and women’s sexual reproductive rights

Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing...

Danjuma Warns About Voter Fraud: ‘Rig At Your Own Peril’

Former Minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma rtd warned on Tuesday that any one caught rigging will be subject to the maximum criminal...

Chelsea Clinton Is Pregnant With Baby number 3

Chelsea Clinton is adding another baby to her growing family! The only daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton announced on Tuesday she is...

CBN says inflation ‘resurgence’ a concern

As Nigeria leaves key rates unchanged ahead presidential election As the presidential election draws close, the Central Bank of Nigeria has held, again,...

Obasanjo, Shonekan, Abdulsalami, Jonathan  attend council of state meeting

  IBB, Gowon,  absent   Former Head of Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan are attending are...

CJN Onnoghen absent at Code of Conduct hearing

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen Tuesday was absent at his code of conduct false assets declaration hearing. The federal government it...